Gate.



Patented July l8, I899. J. A. PERKY.

GATE.

(Application filed Apr. 17 1899.)

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(No Model.)

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No; 629,0l4. Patented July I8, 399] .1 A. PEBKY.

GATE.

(Application filed Apr. 17, 1899.) (No Model.)

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SPECIFICATION forming partof Letters Patent No. 629,014, dated July 18,1899. Application filed April 1'7, 1899. Serial No. 713,389. (No model.)

To (ti/Z whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JEFFERSON A. PERKY, a citizen of the UnitedStates,residin g at Dewey, in the county of Folk and State of Missouri,have invented a new and useful Gate, of which the following is aspecification.

The invention relates to improvements in gates.

The object of the present invention is to improve the construction oftilting gates, more especially the operating mechanismfor opening andclosing the same, and to provide a simple and comparatively inexpensivedevice capable of enabling a tilting gate to be readily opened andclosed at a distance from either side of it without dismounting fromahorse or leaving a vehicle.

The invention consists in the construction and novel combination andarrangement of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, and pointed out in the claims hereto appended.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective View of a tilting gateconstructed in accord ance with this invention and shown closed. Fig. 2is a plan View showing the gate open. Fig. 3 is a front elevation of thesame, partly in section. Fig. 4: is a detail sectional view illustratingthe construction of the connection between the arms of the rock-shaftsand the oscillating bars of the gate. Fig. 5 is a detail viewillustrating the manner of mounting the operating-levers. Fig. 6 is adetail perspective view of the inner ends of the operatinglevers. Fig. 7is a detail view illustrating another construction'for connecting theinner ends of the operating-levers.

Like numerals of reference designate corresponding parts in all thefigures of the drawings. I

1 designates a tilting gate pivoted at the bottom of its inner endbetween a pair of posts 2 by means of a horizontal pintle 3; but anyother means for pivotally mounting the gate may be employed. When thegate is closed,

its front ends are arranged between a pair of posts 4, which support itagainst lateral str ain.

The posts 2 are provided at theirtops with suitable bearings for a pairof transverse rock-shafts 6, extending from the gate in oppositedirections and having their outer ends journaled at 7 in suitablebearings of uprights 8. These transverse rock-shat ts are provided withangularly-disposed arms 9, converging toward the gate and connected withthe same" by a pair of oscillating bars 10, pivoted at their lower endsto opposite sides of the gate near the front thereof. The oscillatingbars 10 have their upper ends connected by a transverse pivot 11,disposed horizontally and enlargedbetween the bars 10 to provide asupport for a pivot 12, disposed perpendicular to the horizontal pivot11, and receiving eyes 13 of the converging arms of the rock-shaft. Thearms 9 are provided at their outer ends with ferrules, and the eyes 13have shanks which are embedded in the ends of the arms; but any otherconstruction of eyes may be provided. The pivot or stud 12, which passesthrough the eyes, is threaded to receive a nut 15, and a block (notshown) may be interposed between the eyes 13 and the central portion ofthe pivot 11 to' space the said eyes from the upper ends of theoscillating bars. The terminals of the horizontal pivot are threaded andprovided with nuts,-which engage the outer faces of the oscillatingbars.

The oscillating arms are provided between their ends with longitudinalloops or keepers 16, which limit the lateral movement of a pair oflevers 17, fulcrumed at their rear ends 18 on the rock-shafts near theinner terminals thereof and provided between their ends with loops oreyes 19, which receive the arms of the rock-shaft. The outer ends of thelevers 17 extend beyond the arms 9 and are connected by ropes 20 orother suitable flexible devices with the inner ends of a pair ofoperating-levers 21, which are fulcrumed on the uprights 8 and which areprovided at their outer ends with depending operating cords or ropesadapted to be readily grasped and drawn downward to open and close thegate. When, the inner ends of the operating-levers are swung upward, thelevers 17 carry the arms of the rock-shaft upward, and ,thereby tilt thegate on its pivot, and as the gate moves upward the levers 17 swinglaterally and move forward until the arms 9 reach a perpendicularposition, and they move inward or backward as the gate completesitsopening movement. The operation is reversed as the gate is closed.

The operatinglevers are normally arranged at an inclination, asillustratedin Fig. 1 of the accompanying drawings, and they are providedat their inner ends with loops 22 and 23,

which receive a connecting device 24:, consisting of a shank provided atone end with a hook to engage the loop 22 and having an eye arranged infront of the loop 23 and receiving the upper end of one of the cords orropes 20. In Fig. 7 of the drawings is illustrated another means forconnecting the inner ends of the operating-levers, a pair of pivotedbars 21 being provided. The bars 21 which are arranged at an angle toeach other, are pivoted together at their adjacent ends and connected atpoints between their ends with the operating-levers 21. The outer endsof the piv oted bars 21 are provided with eyes or openings and have theupper ends of the ropes or cords 20 attached to them. Either of thedevices shown in Figs. 6 and 7 of the drawings may be employed forconnecting the operating-levers witheach other and with the ropes orcords 20. Each upright is provided at its top with an arm 25, to whichone of the operating-levers is pivoted. The operating-lever is providedwith a slot to receive the upper portion of the arm, and it has eyes 26arranged at opposite sides of the slot and re-' ceiving a pivot 27,which extends through a perforation of the arm25, The arm 25 is alsoprovided with a projection 28, which assists in supporting the lever inthe inclined posiand it is adapted to enable the gate to be readilyopened and closed at adistance from either side of it without thenecessity of leaving a vehicle or dismounting from a horse. It reducesthe'friction to a minimum, and the laterally-movable levers, which havetheir movement limited by the longitudinal loops or keepers of the arms,move'back and forth on the same and are always in position, when thegate is at rest, to lift the same.

Changes in the form, proportion, size, and the minor details ofconstruction within the scope of the appended claims may be resorted towithout departing from thespirit or sacrificing any of the advantages ofthis invention.

What is claimed is- 1. The combination of a tilting gate, an oscillatingbar pivoted-at its lower end to the gate and extending to the top of-thesame, a pair of rock-shafts arranged at opposite sides of the gate andprovided with arms connected with the oscillating bar, and operatingmechanism for oscillating the arms of the rock-shaft, substantially asdescribed.

2. The combination of a tilting gate, an oscillating bar pivoted to thegate and extending to the top of the same, rock-shafts journaled atopposite sides of the gate and provided with converging arms connectedwith the upper end of the oscillating bar at a point above the gate, andoperating mechanism connected with the'arms of the rock-shaft,substantially as described.

3. The combination of a tilting gate, an oscillating bar pivoted to thesame, rock-shafts arranged at opposite sides of the gate and providedwith arms connected with the oscillating bar, operating-levers, andconnections between the operating-levers and the arms of the rock-shaftand adapted to move along the said arms, substantially as described.

4. The combination of a tilting gate, rockshafts located at oppositesides thereof and having arms connected with the same, laterally-movable levers slidingly connected with the said arms and adaptedto move along the same, and operating mechanism connected with the saidlevers, substantially as described.

5. The combination of a tilting gate, rockshafts located at oppositesides thereof and having arms connected with the same, said arms beingprovided with longitudinal loops, the laterally-movable levers f ulcrumed on the rock-shafts and having eyes receiving the said arms at pointsbetween the ends of the loops, and operating mechanism connected withthe levers, substantially as described.

6. The combination of a tilting gate, oscillating bars pivoted to thegate at opposite sides thereof, rock-shafts journaled at opposite sidesof the gate and having converging arms connected with the oscillatingbars, laterally-movable levers fulcrumed on the rock-shafts andslidingly connected with the arms, operating bars, and flexible conncc'tions between the operating-bars and the lat erally-movable levers,substantially as described.

7. The combination of a tilting gate, a rockshaft having an armconnected with the gate, a laterally-movable lever connected with thearm, and operating mechanism connected with the said lever,substantiallyas described.

8. The combination of a tilting gate, oscillating bars pivoted to thesame at opposite sides thereof, a transverse pivot connecting the upperends of the bars and provided between the same with a stud, rock-shaftslocated at opposite sides of the gate and provided with arms having eyesreceiving the said stud and secured to the same, and operating mechanismconnected with the arms, substantially as described.

9. The combination of a tilting gate, uprights provided with arms havingshoulders, said levers being provided at their inner ends with loops, aconnecting device engaging the loops, rock-shafts having arms connectedwith the gate, and ropes or cords extending from the inner ends of theoperating-levers and slidingly connected with the said arms,substantially as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses.

JEFFERSON A. PERKY.

WVitnesses:

JOHN INGLIS, JOHN J. VICKERY.

